Growth Through Well Planned Investment

Growth is an important business strategy; many advantages flow from being bigger. Size brings with it many savings, e.g. an ability to buy at a lower cost in bulk and to spread the company’s fixed cost base over a far larger output. This allows the company to create leverage and improve the return on its asset base, achieving economies of scale. Some businesses are much better placed than others for growth. A business can grow through: Internal growth – funded by investing profits back into…